Magic's Grant Will Not Be Charged

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LONGBOAT KEY police say they will not charge Orlando Magic forward Horace Grant with making an inappropriate sexual advance to a massage therapist in February because the incident appeared consensual.

The Sarasota woman told police that Grant made the advance in his hotel room after she was hired to give him a massage on Feb. 9. The woman said she told Grant, ''this is not right,'' but that she gave Grant her home phone number and address before she left the room, the police report stated.

She called police later that day.

Longboat Key Police Chief John Kintz said this week that the case is closed.

Grant, who was vacationing in Longboat Key during the NBA All-Star break, said, ''Justice was served, but it just shows that as professional athletes we can become victims. . . . I did nothing wrong. One of the things I learned is that you just have to be more careful. It's sad.''

The woman could not be reached for comment on Wednesday. Her attorney, Arthur Ginsberg, did not respond to requests for comment.